Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2018

Yet, more so than traditional travel providers, these companies face possible disintermediation by smart speakers, which will be capable of aggregating potential travel options on command. Over time, smart speakers will be less about the device and more about the technology that allows consumers to talk to any device.

Travel 9

Travel Industry Hotels Airlines 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

The issue facing most sales forces is not disintermediation. Redesign processes with sales tasks, not the technology, in mind. What is true is that online options are realigning sales tasks. Consider the century-old practice of selling cars at dealers. Relatively few cars are actually bought online.

Disintermediation 8

Disintermediation CRM CIO Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

Digital commerce and disintermediation have caused many customers to question the importance of having a sales relationship at all. Over the years, many technology companies have developed the role of a technology evangelist or “chief evangelist.”

Brand 8

Brand Disintermediation Price Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

The opportunity revolved around technology transf er — the challenge of taking a novel technology and successfully transplanting it to other companies or industries. If perceived risks can be managed and early costs kept cheap, most organizations are open to the possibilities and potential of emerging technology.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Disintermediation Class Entrepreneur 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

As I''ve written in my previous two blog posts, our first inclination is usually to play down the potential impact of a new technology. We wouldn''t dream of going backwards on any of the new technologies, from a laptop to a typewriter, from a mobile phone to a rotary one, from email to an answering machine. So let''s behold them.

Disintermediation 8

Disintermediation Hotels Airlines Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

In terms of people, processes and technologies, Toyota and Google's YouTube have little in common. For stock exchange personnel, it meant sitting through demos and simulations from a high-frequency, algorithmic trading firm intent on communicating how technology could improve efficiencies and liquidity.

Innovation 8

Innovation Lean Production Disintermediation Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Disintermediation has forced a focus on talented individuals who produce great art. Ways of collecting fans and connecting them to artists are ever changing, but by embracing new technology opportunities, creative businesses will flourish. But it's not all bad news.

Industry 13

Industry Disintermediation Merchandising Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2013

Everyone is curious about how big data is going to play out, what's in store for wearable technology and just what, exactly, the screen of the future will look like — and how consumers will interact with it. Mobile, too, is offering ways to connect with consumers who now wield tremendous power in the palm of their hands. So, now what?

Marketing 9

Marketing Brand Advertorial Disintermediation 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2014

Ideally, the innovator has a proprietary technology that makes the offering simple and affordable, or it has developed an innovative operating model that enables the business to keep its costs radically lower than competitors’ as it scales up. That allows cab drivers to offer many of the conveniences of Uber without being disintermediated.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Disintermediation Business Model Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The challenge is obvious: the quickening pace of technological change has shrunk the shelf life of skills acquired by today’s university graduates to just a few years. The cycle time for new technology has compressed and will continue to do so. Is the developed world on the verge of a skills crisis?

Skills 8

Skills Company Core Competence Career 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2012

Their print and music industries are being disintermediated by the digital revolution. The accidents of industry, technology, and the marketplace gave us the 3-minute song bundled in multiples of 6 or 8 or 10 songs. Björk and Tina Brown have many differences but one common problem: They are watching the boat beneath them sink.

Innovation 11

Innovation Disintermediation Magazine Open-book 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2014

RFID technology in the lift tickets track the locations of skiers and their friends on the mountain, and their times on the various runs. But the future of engagement is about regaining control over your data, disintermediating the current channel owners, and creating ongoing relationships with customers beyond individual transactions.

Media 8

Media B2B Content Disintermediation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2011

Disintermediating the analysis was the right and responsible choice. I would have made huge, and embarrassing, mistakes had I done so. Because the costs and complexities of due diligence were so low, I eliminated the risk of error instead of propagating it. Everyone is pressed for time.

Due Diligence 12

Due Diligence Disintermediation Micromanagement Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2017

Today some companies are taking brand anthropomorphism to a whole new level with sophisticated AI technologies. Executives should also be wary of how AI increases the dangers of brand disintermediation. The first is that chatbots are just one type of AI technology being used to establish or reinforce company brands.

Brand 10

Brand Disintermediation Ethics Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Thus a trust and efficiency engine like blockchain technology has the potential to drive radical change in the insurance industry while improving transparency and outcomes across the entire value chain. Rather, they can become early adopters of the technology. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Crossing the Digital Divide.

Insurance 10

Insurance Industry Disintermediation Market Penetration 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2015

Using software, like the apps on new “smart” TVs, or hardware, like Roku or Chromecast devices, any consumer with a strong Internet connection can now bypass the disintermediated MSO. Technology can power smarter media placements and dynamic creative strategies at scale. Connecting the dots. ” Data.

Brand 8

Brand Disintermediation Media Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

How Blockchain Works Here are five basic principles underlying the technology. Best known as the technology behind bitcoin, blockchain enables a ledger of transactions to be shared across a network of participants. How technology is transforming transactions. Distributed Database. Blockchain may just be the answer.

Loyalty 12

Loyalty Customer Loyalty Travel Hotels 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2014

Yes, digital technology enables a lot of unbundling. Andreessen: I think a lot of it is based on the underlying technology change. The way I think about it is — at least in the world that I work in, sort of tech and Internet media — bundles emerge as a consequence of the current technology. But new bundles keep appearing.

How To 13

How To Technology Venture Capitalist Industry 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2012

And yet, with this tremendous access and disintermediated channel, what have we gotten? What the Internet, mobile technology, and social networking tools have provided companies is the power to provide a level of utility to their consumers that they could never provide before. This can be done instantly, free, and immediately.

Marketing 9

Marketing Disintermediation Brand Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

Specious talk about disintermediation of salespeople obscures the real issues facing firms. Despite huge advances in technology over the past two decades, most sales models and performance practices are the ad-hoc accumulation of years of reactive decisions, often by different managers pursuing different goals.

B2B 8

B2B AIDA AIDAS Disintermediation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

By Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer, Ocado. Across the retail landscape, a war is going on, and the battles are being fought on multiple fronts: business models, channels, brands, customers, technologies, and more. The big retailers are getting squeezed and disintermediated at both ends.

Retail 8

Retail Technology Content Chief Technology Officer 8

Skip Prichard

JULY 26, 2021

and has studied emerging business and technology trends. Own and disintermediate the customer relationship. This disintermediation of the customer account control is a hallmark of digital giants. . What are the most innovative companies doing to position themselves? Ray Wang is the Founder of Constellation Research , Inc.

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Disintermediation Cost-Benefit Analysis Short-term Long-term 131